06.01 & 06.02 - Prelim Plat Appl-Wilderness Resort, Ordinance Amendment

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Planning Commission Report to the Council, April 2008 Page 4 described in 1(A) contained herein, shall be excluded from the development yield analysis. ii. The total number of units provided for within the development shall not exceed the amount calculated in the development yield. 2. Design Criteria. The following design criteria shall apply to all Conservation Developments. A. Minimum Lot Size and Width. None, subject to compliance with applicable standards for sewage disposal and the provision of water. B. Setbacks. All structures within the development shall maintain, at a minimum, a 50 foot buffer along the perimeter of the development parcel, so as to provide screening and buffering of the residential development on the development parcel. i. Individual dwellings shall be separated by a minimum of twenty (20) feet from other dwelling. ii. Accessory buildings, unless attached as an integral part of the dwelling, shall be separated by a minimum of ten (10) feet from dwellings and other accessory buildings. iii. The Planning Commission may establish setbacks, as necessary to buffer agricultural, forestry, and water-use activities from residential uses. iv. Larger setbacks may be required to provide safe distances between highways and development on the parcel or when otherwise determined necessary by the City to protect public health, safety or welfare. C. Maximum Impervious Coverage. The development shall be configured so as to minimize the amount of impervious surfaces. The maximum impervious coverage allowed, as measured across the whole of the development, shall be restricted as in the underlying zoning district. When a parent parcel involves multiple zoning districts, allowable impervious coverage in one district may be partially or entirely transferred to another part of the parent parcel, as allowed by the Planning Commission. D. Lots shall be configured to minimize the amount of road length required for the development. E. Individual lots and the overall development envelope shall be configured to minimize the loss of woodlands and other natural habitats. F. If agricultural uses are being maintained, lots shall be configured in a manner that maximizes the usable area remaining for such agricultural uses with appropriate buffers between agricultural uses and residential structures. G. All lots within a neighborhood shall abut open space on at least one side. A local street may separate lots from the open space. H. Lots shall be oriented around a key feature, including one or more of the following: i. A central green or square that is landscaped and/or has a functional purpose for the residents living nearby, including, but not limited to, shared mailboxes, a small park, a gazebo, or benches. ii. A physical amenity such as a meadow, a stand of trees, or some other natural or restored feature. I. Development envelopes should not be located on ridges, hilltops, bluffs, along peripheral public roads, or in other visually prominent areas. J. Residential structures shall be oriented, whenever practical and consistent with other requirements of this ordinance, to maximize solar gain in the winter months. K. A 30-foot vegetation buffer shall be maintained around open water areas. 3. Residential Siting Standards. All conservation subdivisions shall conform to the following standards for residential siting: A. All residential lots and dwellings shall be grouped into clusters. Each cluster shall contain no more than ten (10) dwelling units and no less than three (3) dwelling units, while maintaining at least fifteen (15) feet between clusters. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 I Baxter, Minnesota 56425 1 218.828.3064 I www.communitygrowth.com